The Cancer of the Great Lakes

Mussels are devastating a unique ecosystem

May 20, 2019 · 26 min read

By Dan Egan

The first day of June 1988 was sunny, hot, and mostly calm — perfect weather for the three young researchers from the University of Windsor who were hunting for critters crawling across the bottom of Lake St. Clair. Sonya Santavy was a freshly graduated biologist aboard a 16-foot-long runabout as the…

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